After the death of his father King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of his brother King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth, in an Oscar-winning performance), who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all of his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, Bertie's wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter, in an extraordinarily subtle Oscar-nominated performance), arranges for her husband to see eccentric speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush, also nominated). This inspiring 2010 film was nominated for a dozen Academy Awards and won four including Best Picture.